Chiang Hung

This article is about the specific polity Chiang Hung and therefore only includes events related to its territory and not to its possessions or colonies. If you are interested in the possession, this is the link to the article about the nation which includes all possessions as well as all the different incarnations of the nation.

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It was a state founded in 1180 by King Pagna Jueang in today's Chinese prefecture of Xishuangbanna, in southern Yunnan. It was named after the capital, today's Jinghong. It was a Shan State, and as such it was either a Chinese or Burmese vassal for most of its history. It was finally dissolved and inglobated into China in 1949.

Establishment

January 1181: The Kingdom of Chiang Hung was a state founded in 1180 by King Pagna Jueang in today's Chinese prefecture of Xishuangbanna, in southern Yunnan. It was named after the capital, today's Jinghong.

Chronology

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1. Events

January 1244: The state of Kengtung was founded in 1243 by a prince named Mang Kun.

January 1293: Chiang Hung State conquered by china.

January 1541: Chiang Hung ceases to be a vassal of Burma.

Disestablishment

January 1559: In 1558, Chiang Hung, a vassal state of Burma, came under the control of the Burmese kingdom. This event marked a significant shift in power dynamics in the region, with Chiang Hung becoming a territory of Burma.